Author ORCID Identifier

W. D. Williams: 0000-0001-8446-8329

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-1-2024

Publication Title

Physical Review A

Abstract

We report on the absolute energy of the 2⁒𝑠⁒3⁒𝑠⁒1⁒𝑆0 state in neutral 9Be. In doing so, we measure the transition frequencies of the 2⁒𝑠2⁒1⁒𝑆0β†’ 2⁒𝑠⁒2⁒𝑝⁒1β’π‘ƒβˆ˜1 and 2⁒𝑠⁒2⁒𝑝⁒1β’π‘ƒβˆ˜1β†’ 2⁒𝑠⁒3⁒𝑠⁒1⁒𝑆0 transitions, also determining the absolute energy of the 2⁒𝑠⁒2⁒𝑝⁒1β’π‘ƒβˆ˜1 state. The results are obtained from a home-built hollow cathode discharge lamp using saturated absorption spectroscopy with laser frequencies referenced to a frequency comb. The transition frequencies are determined to be 1276080080⁒(50) and 363105650⁒(130) MHz for the 2⁒𝑠2⁒1⁒𝑆0β†’ 2⁒𝑠⁒2⁒𝑝⁒1β’π‘ƒβˆ˜1 and 2⁒𝑠⁒2⁒𝑝⁒1β’π‘ƒβˆ˜1β†’ 2⁒𝑠⁒3⁒𝑠⁒1⁒𝑆0 transitions, respectively. The absolute energies are determined to be 42565.4498⁒(17) and 54677.350⁒(5) cmβˆ’1 for the 2⁒𝑠⁒2⁒𝑝⁒1β’π‘ƒβˆ˜1 and 2⁒𝑠⁒3⁒𝑠⁒1⁒𝑆0 states, respectively. The results confirm recent theoretical calculations that included 𝛼6 (QED) corrections. All experimental results are limited by unresolved hyperfine structure.

Volume

110

Issue

3

DOI

10.1103/PhysRevA.110.032818

ISSN

24699926

Comments

Archived as published.

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